Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accused federal officials of "spinning stories" after a man was killed Saturday in a confrontation with federal agents in Minneapolis.https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/walz-doesnt-lot-confidence-trump-thing-129533117
More than 180 million people are on alert for a massive weekend storm that stretches from New Mexico to Maine, and is expected to paralyze the South with dangerous ice and snow.https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/half-us-watch-massive-winter-storm-129528137
Frostbite can set in on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. Early signs include numbness or tingling.https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/video/stay-safe-extreme-cold-129489713
These elephants were treated to what their zoo called the “ultimate” spa day, complete with mud masks, pool time and dust bathing.https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/video/zoo-elephants-treated-spa-day-129485864
Drone footage shows pancake ice rolling over waves on Lake Michigan.https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/lake-michigan-covered-pancake-ice-129484449
Advances in artificial intelligence are creating a perfect storm for those seeking to spread disinformation at unprecedented speed and scale. And it’s virtually impossible to detect.https://www.wired.com/story/ai-powered-disinformation-swarms-are-coming-for-democracy/
The web’s best resource for spotting AI writing has ironically become a manual for AI models to hide it.https://www.wired.com/story/wikipedia-group-made-guide-to-detect-ai-writing-now-a-plug-in-uses-it-to-humanize-chatbots/
The return of the last hostage’s remains brings the years-long saga over the fate of the captives, both Israeli and foreign, to a close.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/26/israel-gaza-hostage-return/
The U.S. military buildup near Iran continues, with the arrival of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, as the White House contemplates another strike.https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/01/26/aircraft-carrier-iran-trump-navy/
To many Germans, Americans were saviors after World War II, and they feel especially hurt over President Donald Trump’s disdain for Europe and traditional alliances.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/26/germany-trump-nato-greenland/
After reports of blackened noses and swollen faces from back alley plastic surgeons, China is sounding the alarm on the booming aesthetics industry.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/11/china-cosmetic-surgery-boom/
Hamid al-Shatri, Iraq’s head of intelligence, said in a rare interview that he sees dramatic growth in the number of Islamic State militants next door in Syria.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/26/islamic-state-isis-syria-iraq-threat/
With his so-called Board of Peace, President Donald Trump’s transactional new world order takes shape.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/26/trump-new-world-order-board-of-peace/
President Donald Trump’s comments belittling the role of NATO allies in Afghanistan sparked outrage in Britain, which lost 457 soldiers in the U.S.-led war.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/25/trump-british-troops-afghanistan-charles/
With war raging in large parts of the Southeast Asian country, the junta staged a vote to cement its power.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/24/myanmar-election-china-junta/
The risks of children’s smartphone use, including sexual exploitation and bullying, are mounting in Britain where some say the government has a responsibility to do more.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/25/britain-smartphones-school-ban-children/
Millions of people in India’s capital city are breathing in polluted air that is equivalent to smoking roughly nine cigarettes a day, a Post analysis found.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/25/india-pollution-winter-toxic-air/
Greenland’s history and relationships with Denmark and the U.S. have become the subject of heated discussion.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/25/greenland-deal-trump-history-denmark-europe/
Islamabad shut the border down in October amid clashes. A ceasefire has proved durable, but the frontier remains closed.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/25/afghanistan-pakistan-border-closure/
Honnold completed the ascent without any assistance or safety net in an hour and a half — while being live-streamed to Netflix’s hundreds of millions of subscribers.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/23/free-solo-taipei-101-alex-honnold/